ID4Africa publishes report on Rwandan identity ecosystems
ID4Africa, the organization that promotes the transparent and responsible adoption of digital ID management in the service of development in…
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Rwandan ID agency sites visits on third day of ID4Africa
The third day of the ID4Africa Forum was devoted to site tours by foreign government officials of Rwanda’s national identity…
Rwanda to introduce new eID card
Rwanda announced on Tuesday at the ID4Africa Forum and exposition in Kigali that it will roll-out an integrated eID card…
MobiCash and KCB Bank launch fingerprint banking in Rwanda
Mobile payment platform MobiCash and KCB Bank in Rwanda have launched BioCash, a financial service that uses a fingerprint scanner…
UNHCR moving biometrics to contactless iris-only in some countries after successful testing
UNHCR, the UN’s Refugee Agency, has piloted contactless iris biometrics in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Zambia and Malawi, according to a newly-published…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Data protection trailblazers and new offerings
Biometrics news from Africa is already revealing a shift from reports of the COVID-19 virus leading to shutdowns of biometric…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: savings and costs in Nigeria, divisions in Tanzania, Ghana
Once again, Nigeria dominates the biometrics news agenda in Africa and this week; even a university has resorted to biometric…
Local investment and biometric privacy protection key BIO-key Africa strategy, executive says
BIO-key Africa is planning a country by country strategy, and anticipates adding two dedicated business development resources to cover its…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: crime and its prevention, Red Cross blockchain
The theme this week shifts to crime. Biometrics are being used in a new national sex offenders register for Nigeria,…
Keesing Documentchecker surpasses 6,000 global ID documents
Global identity verification provider Keesing Technologies has announced its Documentchecker boasts a database of over 6,000 ID documents from more…
